From Killington to the Confederacy, Secession Is An American Tradition - #NationalDivorce #TEXIT
Nothing succeeds like … secession.
Oregon’s conservative eastern counties want to break away from their deep-blue state and become part of the solidly red state of Idaho. They are asking President-elect Donald Trump to help make it happen.
Across the continent, state Sen. Liz Kruger, D-N.Y., is calling for Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Vermont to secede from the United States and join Canada. The Manhattan Democrat says that with Trump returning to the White House, those states have more in common with their neighbor to the north.
While most people associate secession with America’s Civil War history, the idea of disuniting the United States has crept into the national discussion with reliable frequency since our country’s earliest days. In fact, the first secession crisis wasn’t in the South, as you might think, but in the North.
The United States wasn’t even 40 years old when some New England states started eyeing the exit. Their grievances were many, but they all boiled down to the belief they were getting the short end of the stick from the federal government. So, in December 1814, 26 delegates from five states gathered for the Hartford Convention. While some loudly proposed seceding from the United States, it was omitted from the final…